拔苗助长

bámiáozhùzhǎng

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm

HSK 2.0 · Level 6trad. 拔苗助長
Dictionary entry

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

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拔
苗
助
长

See it in sentences

教育孩子不能拔苗助长。

Jiàoyù háizi bù néng bámiáozhùzhǎng.

English

You cannot rush a child's growth.

拔苗助长反而有害。

Bámiáozhùzhǎng fǎn’ér yǒu hài.

English

Forcing growth actually does harm.

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拔
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长

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